right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
topic of discussion; agenda
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
conviction; belief; confidence
feelings; thoughts; meaning
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
the future; future prospects
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
that day; the very same day
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
preference; priority; precedence
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
role of a villain (film, drama, etc.); bad-guy role; social outcast role
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
how long; how far; how much
financial power; financial means; wealth
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
shopping; purchased goods
pieces; scraps; disconnected
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)